He is a multi-dimensional actor. Many of the roles he has played have been that of bad boys, gangsters or abusive men. Actor Wiseman Mncube opens up to ZiMoja about how the roles of gangsters and violent men have affected him in real life. "Sometime people can't differentiate between acting and real life,' he says. " I am not the roles I play. If I had it my way I'd walk around with a balaclava on my face to not be recognised.' Wiseman says that he was once hit with a purse by a lady for something one of my characters did on screen. "But I sometimes understand that it's all love.'?

BULLYING?

The Durban actor says some of the roles he has played have affected him in raising his children. "My daughter was once bullied at school because I am well-known,' he says. "This went on for some time until I had to intervene, get teachers involved, and actually meet with the bullies,' he adds. "I had to take pictures with them and make them understand that bullying is not a good thing. Sometimes children don't know what they are doing is bullying and need to be made aware.'He recently joined the Siyasizana campaign against bullying, where he shares his experiences at schools across the country. Wiseman says he understands this topic because at school he also once hung out with bullies, but only to defend himself. "I hung out with older boys. I didn't know it was wrong. I joined the bullies to defend myself.' As an adult, he has also endured some level of bullying on social media. "I experience it a lot, unfortunately, we are bullied every day as actors on social media and you learn to have a thick skin. The roles I play touch people, they think it's personal. This is why I don't share too much about my personal life. I share just enough to not be too distant from the people who support me. Fame is a tricky thing to manage, and it comes with a lot of pressure.'

NOT PLAYING MANDOZA IN NEW BIOPIC

 As reports stated in the past that Wiseman will be playing the role of Kwaito idol Mduduzi "Mandoza' Tshabalala in his biopic. But Wiseman tells ZiMoja that this is untrue. "I don't know where the rumour started. People first said Mduduzi Mabaso would be playing Mandoza and now me. But I would be honoured If I was asked to do so. I don't know If there is a single actor who wouldn't want to play the role of Mandoza,' he says. 

PURSUING MUSIC

Wiseman recently discovered his gift of making music when a friend called him into the studio to try and play around three years ago. "People always ask me why I don't make music. I think because of my character, my voice, and my personality. A friend of mine named Vukani took me to the studio to make a track. I went there to play and have fun. I enjoyed myself,' he says. Next thing you know, Wiseman has released a few songs titled Shona Le, Ngisho, Dedel'uMbali, and Phuz' Ujabule. His goal is to drop a full project soon. "But I don't want to rush into it. I will be releasing songs with Duncan Skuva, Zakwe, Mzambiya, and a few of my Durban boys. "The music is Durban Kwaito, house, and Gqom. In a few weeks, he will be releasing the single Hamba Nami featuring the late Mandla "Mampintsha' Maphumulo, who died in December 2022 after battling a stroke. "Mampintsha was something else, a musical genius. We are still finalising the song. I want it to be a tribute to him.'